Naima Said, Attorney at Law

Admitted to Practice

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Member, New York State Bar
Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Awards and honors

Excellence in Service Award, Immigration Section, Maryland State Bar (2012-2013)
Baltimore’s Best Lawyers, Baltimore Magazine, 2003
Recipient of Advocacy Division Award, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2009
Outstanding Service Award as AILF Ambassador, AILA DC Chapter, 2007-2008

Education

Harvard University, LL.M., 1990
University of Nairobi, LL.B., 1979

Professional Memberships

Chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association, DC Chapter 2015-2016
Chair-Elect, American Immigration Lawyers Association, DC Chapter 2014-2015
Vice Chair,American Immigration Lawyers Association, DC Chapter 2013 – 2014
Secretary, American Immigration Lawyers Association, DC Chapter 2012 – 2013
Chair, Maryland State Bar Immigration Section, 2012-2013
Treasurer, American Immigration Lawyers Association, DC Chapter 2011 – 2012
Secretary, Maryland State Bar Immigration Section, 2011-2012
Treasurer, Maryland State Bar Immigration Section, 2010-2011
American Immigration Lawyers Association, D.C. Chapter
New York State Bar Association
Maryland State Bar Association

Publications

Special Immigrant Juveniles, (Pending publication in 2014 Trial Reporter publication)
Dear Congress: Do the Math, Maryland State Bar Bulletin, August 2013
Nuts and Bolts of Filing I-601 and I-601A Waivers, MSBA Conference May 10, 2013
Let me out of here! Seeking Bond in the Immigration Court, co-author, AILA National (2013)
Immigration Law in Maryland Courts – Gaps and Bridges, Judicial Institute (October 2013)
Report to the Legislature on The Impact of Immigrants in Maryland: Commission to study the impact of immigrants in Maryland, January 16, 2012 (Joint Commission project)

Profiles

Baltimore's Best Lawyers, Baltimore Magazine, 2013
Three Delegates to Rome, Harvard Law News, 1998

Panelist, Joint Project or Moderator

Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS) Process and Procedure in Virginia and Maryland, AILA DC Webinar, April 28, 2014
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status – Successful Representation of Children in Family Court and Immigration Court, Maryland State Bar webinar, April 8, 2014
Asylum: Gender and Social Groups, AILA DC Webinar, April 4, 2014
Litigation Cases under the Administrative Procedures Act, AILA DC Webinar, March 25, 2014
Writs of Mandamus and APA Law “When you get nowhere with Infopass inquiries, Maryland State Bar webinar, March 19, 2014
A Year in Review of the I-601A: Provisional Waivers – Best practices and recent trends: “Reason to believe” denials and tips on how to get reconsideration without filing for one, AILA DC webinar, March 14, 2014
Family Immigration – Children (visas, removal proceedings and citizenship), AILA DC webinar, February 7, 2014
The Most Famous Work Visa of them All – the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa, Maryland State Bar webinar, February 6, 2014
Post-Conviction Relief: Bonds, Habeas and Coram Nobis Petitions, AILA DC webinar, January 10, 2014
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions: A discussion on recent Fourth Circuit and US Supreme Court decisions for Foreign-Born Clients – Webinar, Maryland State Bar, January 9, 2014
Let me out of here! Seeking bond in the Immigration Court, AILA National podcast (2013)
Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Maryland State Bar webinar, December 17, 2013
Your PERM Does Not Have to be a Hair Raising Experience, Maryland State Bar webinar, December 13, 2013
Getting to EB-2 Without an Advanced Degree, AILA DC Webinar, December 6, 2013
Alternatives to Oversubscribed H1B: E-2 Investment Visas, and the O-Visa: Requirements and Limitations, AILA DC webinar, November 15, 2013
The G-Man Cometh: Defendant employers in non-routine audits and investigations, AILA DC webinar, October 11, 2013
Overview on gang, gender and religious asylum; and local issues at the Asylum Office, AILA DC webinar, September 13, 2013
Responding to PERM Denials: Options and Strategies, AILA DC webinar, August 23, 2013
Joint Labor and Employment and Immigration Law Program, Maryland State Bar Annual Conference panelist, Ocean City, June 14, 2013
Immigration Law, Maryland State Bar Immigration Section panelist, June 12-15, 2013
Criminal and Fraud-related Grounds of Inadmissibility and their Respective Waivers, Maryland State Bar webinar, May 30, 2013
Update on Coram Nobis, Crimes with Immigration Consequences and Relief, Maryland State Bar webinar, May 16, 2013
Nuts and Bolts of Filing I-601 and I-601A Waivers, MSBA Conference May 10, 2013
H1B Compliance, Maryland State Bar webinar, April 30, 2013
Advanced Naturalization, Beyond the Basics, Maryland State Bar webinar, March 28, 2013
I-9 and E-Verify Compliance, Maryland State Bar webinar, February 28, 2013
After the Love is Gone: I-751 Waivers, Maryland State Bar webinar, February 14, 2013
Tips and Advice When Seeking to Apply for Adjustment of Status in Immigration Proceedings, Maryland State Bar webinar, January 24, 2013
Immigration Court Basics, Maryland State Bar webinar, January 10, 2013
Investment Visas to the United States, Naima Said & Associates webinar, April 29, 2012
Development of US Law and Policy for Women and Children in Immigration and Removal Proceedings, University of Maryland Carey School of Law Symposium, March 29, 2012
Family Immigration Law, Immigration Clinic, University of Maryland Carey School of Law, March 23, 2012
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, Maryland State Bar Annual Conference, Ocean City, June 9, 2011
Navigating Potholes to US Citizenship, Maryland State Bar Association, 2011
Criminal and Non-Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility, Maryland State Bar Association, 2011
Practical and Creative Immigration Solutions in Tough Times, AILA-DC Chapter Conference, 2011